Wingham Free Press
(DRYDEN, ON) – Two local residents are facing drug trafficking charges following an investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Dryden OPP detachment and the Red Lake OPP CSCU. On June 12, 2024, just before 10:00 p.m., members of the OPP executed a search warrant […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – A Wednesday night RIDE program by members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) resulted on one driver being arrested. Officers were conducting a RIDE program on Highway 62 near the Bay Bridge shortly after 12:00 a.m. on June 13, 2024. During the RIDE, officers conducted […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Middlesex Centre resident facing drug trafficking charges after search warrant executed in Arva. On June 11, 2024, members of the Middlesex-Elgin Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), OPP Canine and OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), executed a search warrant at a residence on Medway Road in Arva, […]
(PARRY SOUND, ON) – The North East Region Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two people with drug related offences. On June 12, 2024, members of the North East Region CSCU assisted by OPP West Parry Sound Detachment executed a drug warrant at a residence on Park […]
(Smiths Falls, ON) – A Smiths Falls resident faces numerous charges after vandalism at a Smiths Falls area business. The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the business on Mazie Street West around 12:30 a.m. on June 12, 2024, when it was reported that someone appeared to be “popping tires” on […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a disturbance call on Hirshhorn Avenue in Elliot Lake. On June 6, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m. police were called to an intoxicated male causing a disturbance by yelling, swearing, and throwing things. Police spoke to the male who was […]
(BRANT, ON) – At approximately 10:53 a.m. today, the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a disturbance at Paris District High School. In accordance with standard procedure, the school initiated a hold and secure protocol. Brant County OPP officers promptly arrived at the scene to investigate the incident. The individual involved […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a prior theft from a retail store on Ontario Avenue in Elliot Lake. On June 8, 2024, store staff reported that a female was caught on security video stealing numerous items and then departed the store without paying. Total value […]
(MOOSONEE, ON) – A traffic complaint of a suspected impaired driver led to multiple criminal charges. On June 12, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a suspected impaired driver in the area of Quarry Road in Moosonee. Police located and stopped the subject […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – Two arrests in three days in relation to possession of a prohibited weapon. On June 10, 2024, shortly after 1:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol on Fifth Street in the town of Cochrane, when an officer observed a person swinging nunchaku, a prohibited weapon. As […]